50. And the men of the host encamped, and fought against the city all that day and all that night, and the city was delivered into his hands;
51. and he destroyed all the males with the edge of the sword, and rased the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through the city over them that were slain.
52. And they went over Jordan into the great plain over against Bethshan.
53. And Judas gathered together those that lagged behind, and encouraged the people all the way through, until he came into the land of Judah.
54. And they went up to mount Sion with gladness and joy, and offered whole burnt offerings, because not so much as one of them was slain until they returned in peace.
55. And in the days when Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Gilead, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais,
56. Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, rulers of the host, heard of their exploits and of the war, what things they had done;
57. and they said, Let us also get us a name, and let us go fight against the Gentiles that are round about us.
58. And they gave charge to the men of the host that was with them, and went toward Jamnia.
59. And Gorgias and his men came out of the city to meet them in battle.
60. And Joseph and Azarias were put to flight, and were pursued to the borders of Judaea; and there fell on that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men.
61. And there was a great overthrow among the people, because they hearkened not to Judas and his brethren, thinking to do some exploit.
62. But they were not of the seed of those men, by whose hand deliverance was given to Israel.
63. And the man Judas and his brethren were glorified exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and of all the Gentiles, wherever their name was heard of;